The Veteran requested to withdraw all issues on appeal, and the Board dismissed them due to lack of specific error of fact or law.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals by requesting to dismiss all issues on appeal in writing before the decision was made.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritic disorder, autoimmune disease, systemic mixed connective tissue disease, abnormal bowel movement due to an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22063382
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a skin rash disorder, sleep apnea disorder, arthritic disorder, lung cancer, hypertension, male reproductive system disorder, and right hemidiaphragm disorder due to exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an autoimmune disease due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded claims for left lower extremity sciatica and radiculopathy as well as degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine for further development.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for autoimmune and cardiovascular disabilities were denied. The claims for lumbar spine, radiculopathy, and bilateral knee disabilities were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions. The issues of service connection are now secondary to an autoimmune disease, presumed to be caused by contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune.
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